The Carolina wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) is the state bird of South Carolina, and is found in the south-eastern United States. There are seven recognized subspecies across the range – the eastern half of the United States of America, the extreme south of Ontario, Canada, and the extreme northeast of Mexico. Males and females are a bright, reddish-brown above and warm buffy-orange below, with a long white eyebrow stripe, dark bill, and white chin and throat. The Florida population of Carolina Wrens is larger and stouter, a darker rusty chestnut above and more deeply coloured below.
